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The ClimateTech Podcast

The ClimateTech Podcast

By: UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre
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 In the Climate Tech Podcast, we focus on the technology and the solutions that can help us in the climate crisis, and more importantly, on how we can speed up implementation in developing countries.

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Episodes
  • Unlocking the potential of biogas

    Unlocking the potential of biogas
    Jul 4 2025
    In this episode of the ClimateTech Podcast, we explore the untapped potential of biogas as a renewable energy solution— looking at experiences from Brazil and research from Africa. From household systems to industrial-scale applications, biogas offers a powerful way to reduce emissions, improve waste management, and support energy access.

    Guests:
    • Yuri Schmitke, President of the Brazilian Association of Waste Energy Recovery (ABREN), who shares insights from Brazil’s national biogas strategy and upcoming biomethane mandate.
    • Dr. Solomon Eghosa Uhunamure, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cape Town, who brings a research-based perspective on biogas adoption in South Africa.
    This episode is produced through the Smart Energy Solutions for Africa (SESA) project, funded by the European Union.

    Explore the SESA Toolbox for practical, replicable energy solutions here: https://toolbox.sesa-euafrica.eu/
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    33 mins
  • Breaking barriers: Scaling urban nature-based solutions in South Asia and Latin America

    Breaking barriers: Scaling urban nature-based solutions in South Asia and Latin America
    Apr 25 2025
    In this episode, we look at nature-based solutions and how we can overcome the barriers to scale and implement them in growing cities. The guests present several societal and biodiversity co-benefits resulting implementing nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and resilience in cities. We delve into policies, regulations, and the need for enhanced capacity and peer-to-peer knowledge transfer between cities of the global south.

    Guests:
    • Julia Rocha Romero, Advisor – Nature-based Solutions, UNEP-CCC
    • Gabriel Dias Mangolini Neves, Environmental Engineer, Municipality of Campinas, Brazil
    • Monalisa Sen, Associate Director, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia
    Links to reports and cases mentioned in the episode:
    • Enabling Future-Ready Urbanization in Fast-Growing Cities with Nature-based Solutions
    • Business Models for Financing Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Climate Action
    • Linear parks in Campinas, Brazil
    • Canal restoration in Kochi, India
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    55 mins
  • Financing Nature-Based Solutions

    Financing Nature-Based Solutions
    Apr 4 2025
    In this episode, we look at investing in urban climate resilience with Nature-Based Solutions through innovative business models, and a new pubilcation with examples on how to develop them: Business Models for Financing Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Climate Action.

    We delve into real-world examples, how to speak the language of private sector stakeholders, underused financing sources, and the importance of data and analysis.

    Guests:
    • Dora Almassy, nature-based solutions assessment expertSolutions
    • Najma Mohamed, Head of nature-based solutions, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
    • Vanesa Rodriguez Osuna, Net-Zero Sector Track Lead, UNEP Finance Initiative
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    1 hr and 1 min
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